ROME — Italian mechanic Andrea Marazzi has built the world’s narrowest drivable car, transforming a 1993 Fiat Panda into a one-seater vehicle measuring just 50.20 centimetres wide.
Guinness World Records confirmed Marazzi’s achievement, recording the vehicle at 50.20 cm (19.76 inches) wide in Bagnolo Cremasco, Italy. The record was achieved on June 21, 2025, and is featured in the Guinness World Records 2027 edition.
Marazzi built the vehicle at his family’s car dismantling business after taking an old Fiat Panda that was destined for demolition and attempting to give it a second life.
The original Panda was about 1.46 metres wide. Marazzi cut away the central section of the body and chassis before narrowing and rewelding the remaining structure.
Despite the extensive modification, the finished vehicle retains most of the original Panda components, with reports saying about 99 percent of its original parts were retained.
The resulting car accommodates only one person and is powered by a small electric motor rather than the original petrol engine. It can reach a top speed of about 15 kilometres per hour.
Marazzi spent about a year working on the project, which has been described as both a mechanical experiment and a tribute to the Fiat Panda.
The unusual vehicle had already attracted attention at Fiat Panda enthusiasts’ events before Guinness officially recognised the achievement.
The Guinness record places Marazzi’s creation ahead of previous narrow-car attempts, making the 50.20-centimetre vehicle the officially recognised narrowest drivable car.
The project has also drawn attention for its use of an otherwise unwanted vehicle, turning a salvaged car into a functioning electric machine rather than sending it for demolition.
